Habitat: Species is distributed in shallow waters; planted in gardens, often around pools or low wet ground. It is found especially along the Fox River in Kane co.; muddy calcareous springs.

ILPIN Notes:
This is a handsome and striking species with tall erect leaves a meter or more high. The tall stems bear the bright yellow flowers equal or shorter than the leaves. Stephens, H.A. 1980. Poisonous Plants of the Central United States. Regent Press of Kansas. Lawrence, KA. 165 pp. This species probably acts as a gastrointestinal irritant (Resinoids - Stephens).

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